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Las Vegas Review Journal "Lifestyles '79 Men of Clark County" 2nd annual edition: newspaper front page
Date
1979-10-18
Description
From the Mabel Hoggard Papers (MS-00565) -- Personal papers file. Community interest materials (folder 3 of 3). Front page of Las Vegas Review Journal. This issue was not digitized in its entirety but is available to view in the Special Collections and Archives reading room.
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Photograph of Wilbur Clark and friends, Park Sheraton Hotel, circa 1950s
Date
1950 to 1959
Description
Wilbur Clark and friends at the Park Sheraton Hotel, circa 1950s. Pictured L-R, front: Eartha Kitt, Gloria Dehaven, Walter Winchell, Bob Hope; Bill Kozloff (behind Hope), Wilbur Clark, Walter Winchell's son (front, right), Joe E. Lewis (back, far right). (Credit: Bill Mark, Park Sheraton Hotel). Circa 1950s.
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Photograph of Dumpty Humpty setting a world record in the six furlongs race, Golden Gates Field, November 2, 1957
Date
1957-11-02
Description
Dumpty Humpty, ridden by Peter Moreno, setting a world record in the six furlongs race at Golden Gates Field, November 2, 1957. Text at the top of the photo: "Dumpty Humpty setting world record six furlongs in 1:08", "Golden Gate Fields, Nov. 2, 1957", "Peter Moreno, jockey", Pirnie (2nd)", Richmond Handicap $10,000 Added", Caronat (3rd)", "Radkovich & Clark, Owner", "Don Early, Trainer". Wilbur Clark and William Radkovich are the owners of the horse.
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Photograph of Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, 1961
Date
1961
Description
Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, with placards showing the domed Las Vegas Convention Hal "now under construction". L-R, seated: Don Pulliam; Dick Ronzone; unidentified; Ted Weins; Oran Gragson; Herb Waldman; Grant Stewart; Ray Thorne; unidentified; Norrison Beatty; unidentified. L-R, standing in rear: Jackie Sylvester; Bernard Swanson.
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Photograph of Miss Universe contestants by a Desert Inn private plane, Long Beach, California, 1956
Date
1956
Description
An unidentified man helps a Miss Universe contestant disembark from a private plane from Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn. Three other contestants pose outside of the plane. The fifth Miss Universe pageant was held on July 20, 1956, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California. Imprint at bottom of photograph: "Official photograph 1956. Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, produced by International Beauty Congress, Long Beach, California,. U.S.A."
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Photograph of several of the Las Vegas Rotary Club Members, circa 1940
Date
1938 to 1942
Description
Las Vegas Rotary club: 1) Sam J. Lawson (Shirley Swanson 2/21/80); 2) Cyril Wengert; 3) Walter Bracken; 4) ?; 5) William Ferron; 6) Dr. Mildren; 7) From left - Ed Clark; 8) Bill Pike; 9) Right end - James Cashman
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Film transparency of several people posed for a picture, Las Vegas, 1908
Date
1908
Description
Black and white image of several people posing for a photograph. Handwritten text on the image indicates some of their names: 1. Tweed Wilson; 2. Mrs. Ball; 3. Joe McQuade; 4. Spud [Lake]: 5. Jim Wilson; 6. Olive [Lake]; 7. Wanda [Ball]; 8. Lois Ball; 9. Ada [Lake]. Note: Image is from a family photo album that was loaned to UNLV Libraries Special Collections and returned to the family on July 17, 1984.
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Photograph of men surveying land, Hoover Dam site, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Description
Officials in the field conducting a land survey for the Hoover Dam project. From left to right, the men include Six Companies Foreman H.S. McDowell; Six Companies Foreman C.A. Williams, U.S. Reclamation Service Engineer R.C. Thaxton; Superintendent of Construction for the Six Companies Frank T. Crowe; and Office of Engineer and U.S. Reclamation Service John C. Page.
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Photograph of men surveying land, Hoover Dam site, March 13, 1931
Date
1931-03-13
Description
Officials in the field conducting a land survey for the Hoover Dam project. From left to right, the men include Six Companies Foreman H.S. McDowell; Six Companies Foreman C.A. Williams; U.S. Reclamation Service Engineer R.C. Thaxton; Superintendent of Construction for the Six Companies Frank T. Crowe; and Office of Engineer and U.S. Reclamation Service John C. Page.
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Photograph of the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce, Las Vegas, February 27, 1940
Date
1940-02-27
Description
A black and white image from a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Las Vegas. This group of men and women are standing in front of an unidentified building with signs advertising its dining room and the Apache Beauty Salon. This photo was taken from a time capsule in the cornerstone of the Union Pacific Railroad station located in Las Vegas. The time capsule was placed there in 1940 and was later retrieved when the building was demolished around 1970.
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